Top 10 Racial Stereotypes
Political correctness aside, there are many colorful (no pun intended) assumptions about people in relation to their racial backgrounds. Stereotypes can be found for every race and ethnicity. In fact, quite aside from any racist or prejudicial purposes (for which they are often associated with); stereotypes commonly are simple truths usually relating to a few folks that are generalized and applied (often incorrectly) to a whole category of people. While racial stereotyping has at times proved to be hurtful and oppressive, taken in a lighter vein, they have also proved to be the source for a good deal of parody and humor (think about such movie classics as Airplane and Blazing Saddle). With this in mind, let’s take a look at the 10 most interesting racial stereotypes.
10. White People Don’t Have Rhythm
This is probably one of the most enduring stereotypes in western society
and the fodder for innumerable jokes. While the haltingly jerky
motions of many Caucasians would seem to be indicative of a lack of
rhythmic abilities, this affliction could be more the result of
listening to bad music than the absence of physical capabilities.
In fact, I’ve seen Dirty Dancing! Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey
managed to do their thing (I’m talking about the dancing) with style
and grace (which is to say plenty of rhythm). Realistically, white
folks from the likes of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly
to Madonna tend to put this particular stereotype in its proper
perspective. Still, watching one’s uncle trying to two-step at a
wedding probably does more to continue to fuel this stereotype than
anything else.
9. African Americans Are Good At Basketball
Ok, it IS true that the largest percentage of professional basketball players currently in the NBA
is African-American (well over 80%). And it is also true that the
majority of the top college basketball programs also feature a healthy
percentage of African Americans. However, this does not mean that
every man (or woman) of color happens to be able to dribble and shoot a
basketball better than their contemporaries of other races. For
every Michael Jordan, there are 25 black guys who couldn’t hit the side
of a very large barn with a basketball. Playing basketball is a
skill and not a racially imparted genetic marker. There are plenty
of good basketball players of other races – both professionally and on
collegiate level. Nevertheless, this particular stereotype is a good
means of getting selected for a pick-up game at the local b-ball court
if most of the available players aren’t black!
8. All Asians Are Geniuses
There is a distinct impression that every Asian kid in the US school
system is a scientific mastermind. And to be truthful, Asian kids –
percentage wise – tend to do exceedingly well in academics when
compared to white and black kids. However, Asians also represent a
smaller percentage of the population and of classrooms, so those
numbers can be misleading. Interestingly, there was a recent
discussion in the media about this particular stereotype and one of the
Asian participants put forth a very persuasive argument that Asians are
just as uninformed as anyone else. One would suppose even positive
stereotypes generate reasons to refute them. Well one thing is
for certain – the Asian guys and gals are always the doctors and
scientists in the movies, so that has to mean something!
7. Hispanics Don’t Speak English Very Well or Not at All
This may be true if you are in Mexico or in parts of Central America
(and some parts of America). But the same thing could be said of
someone from Germany as well (not speaking English). Yes, many
Hispanic immigrants that come to America may not speak English very well
or at all. However, the vast majority of these individuals pick
up the language very quickly. In comparison, how many native born,
non-Hispanic Americans are bilingual? Not many. The root of
this stereotype seems to be grounded in the fact that many Hispanic
folks continue to converse in Spanish; perhaps giving English speakers
the impression that this is the only language they speak. This is
usually not the case. But for anyone that has been on the
receiving end of a very angry Latina, you will realize that Hispanics
know the English language very, very well indeed.
6. Native Americans Love to Gamble
This is a fairly recent stereotype that has manifested as a result of the high percentage of casinos
that can be found on Native American reservations around the
country. The assumption is that because there are an increasingly
large number of these houses of gaming on reservations, Native Americans
love to gamble. Actually, the truth of the matter is that Native
Americans love to make money (which is a truth that tends to cross all
racial barriers). The casinos in question are usually owned by the
tribe(s) of the reservation in which the establishment is
located. Because of the various unique laws that work in favor of
reservations, Native Americans have found the gaming industry to be very
lucrative. The majority of the visitors to these reservation
casinos are distinctly non-Native American; though the money that flows
into the tribe’s coffers is definitely green.
5. All Asians Know Kung Fu
Everyone loves Bruce Lee
and who hasn’t seen the multitude of vintage Kung Fu movies.
Those movies, probably more than anything else, have given rise to the
false impression that all Asians know martial arts. While it’s not
unheard of for Asians to be trained in the martial arts, it is also
true that this is no more of an occurrence than with any other
race. Confronted with this stereotype, many Asians are dumbfounded
to the absurdity of the idea that supposedly has them spending a
lifetime in martial arts training. Actually, Asian kids spend a
good deal of their time playing X-Box and Play Station like everyone
else. Really, Asians are more likely to fall into the “genius”
stereotype than this one. For certain, all those folks in the
Godzilla movies didn’t break out into kung fu mania – and we all know
the realism and social message that those flicks represented.
4. African American Men Are Well Endowed
Well…One would suppose this could be true or not, depending on the
individual. It is probably safe to say that those individuals who
find this stereotype lacking would certainly wish otherwise. Black
guys have definitely used this particular stereotype to their
advantage. There have actually been a few studies on this
particular issue, with the results being inclusive. Apparently
there doesn’t seem to be a very big (again, no pun intended) rush for
guys to measure themselves for scientific purposes. This
stereotype is therefore still somewhat of a mystery in terms of
veracity. Nevertheless, this particular stereotype is persistent
and many have fallen victim to unrealistic expectations from their lady
friends. While porno stars continue to give life to the myth, the
average Joe probably has to be satisfied with something a little less.
3. Middle Easterners Hate America
Media hype has done more to perpetuate this stereotype than anything
else. This is especially true with the current heightened
sensitivity to terrorism. Conversely, this stereotype is shown to
be a fallacy by the sheer number of people
of Middle Eastern descent that either reside in the United States or
want to. Everything from superb higher educational opportunities
to gainful employment continues to attract individuals from the Middle
East (and elsewhere) to the US. Suffice to say, there is more love
for America among Middle Easterners than not. One can even see
evidence of this in Middle Eastern countries itself – there are
McDonald’s in the desert! There is nothing that says “I Love
America” more than a local McDonald’s. So the next time you hear
someone shouting “death to America,” you can probably consider him the
local social pariah in need of a cup of coffee from the nearest
Starbucks.
2. White People Are All Racist
Some say that the sins of the past will haunt the present, and this is
certainly true with this stereotype. There is definitive truth in
the fact that many groups of people
have suffered as a result of harsh treatment at the hands of white
folks. However, not all white people, for example, were slave
owners or even believed in the institution of slavery. True, there
are white people who are racist, but not everyone (or even a majority
of everyone) holds to those beliefs. White people are no more
racist than anyone else. In fact, being cognizant of this
particular stereotype, many folks are particularly attentive to being
politically correct.
1. Hispanics Are All Illegal Aliens
If one listens to some of the more conservative talk shows, one would
come to the false conclusion that the majority (if not all) of the
Hispanic people
in America are illegal immigrants. Certainly, there is an illegal
immigration problem. But this is not indicative of the status of
the vast majority of Hispanics that reside in the US. Many
Hispanics are seasonal immigrant workers who have work visas. They
come to the US to work and then return home. Others proceed
through the proper channels in order to live and work in US
permanently. Then of course, there are Hispanics who are naturally
born American citizens. The problem, as usual, is that little
attention is given to those who go about doing something right, while
all eyes are on those who abuse the system. The dramatic rise in
the Latino population doesn’t indicate a mass exodus past the border
patrol. It’s a whole lot easier to be a Hispanic immigrant to the
US than it is being a Haitian or German – there’s a lot more water to
cross for those folks. Photo: knowledge.allianz.com.
by Lee Standberry
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I would hope not, this list was not written by the author with any intent to insult. Even the youtube clips are poking fun at these stereotypes. We don't believe them, just telling you the most famous ones out there.
Funny! After I wrote mine, I googled to see if other people had a list and found this one! Interesting!
Here’s my list:
http://www.awordorthree.com/2010/10/oh-you-know-she-can-sang-cause-shes.html
I don't think I've commented here before but I read this site all the time and this is one of the best lists I've seen yet. I like how you acknowledge that stereotypes can be used for lighthearted fun and humor, but you also set the record straight on why stereotypes can't be applied to all (or even necessarily most) members of a race.
Thanks for commenting and I hope you do so more in the future. And thanks for understanding the intent and message of this list.
Racism is one of those things that crosses all racial boundaries… truly, one of the most diversified, idiotic things on the planet.
Yep – when it comes to racism, all races suck equally.
Good list. Although it would be a stereotype to say that ALL white people lack rhythm, my informal observation is that many, many of us do.
You can also add these bad stereotypes; Native Americans are always drunk or Chinese restaurant cook cats… Just an addition to this nice article I didn't mean to discriminate.
Black people can't swim.
White people can't jump.
Nice job, I thought this was an interesting read and it is too bad people make these stereotypes.
Thanks for this. Thanks for being politically correct to everyone but White people.
Look, I enjoyed it, but you can't call black people black when you call white people white?
"White People have no rhythm" right before you write "African Americans are good at basketball"
Choose one or the other. Either Caucasians and African Americans or White and Black. Don't have double standards.
- a black guy
I don't like speaking for the authors, but as a white guy, I don't mind being called white. I think the reason the author chose African American is the fact that this appears to be the majority choice to use when referring to blacks, or African Americans. I don't think it is a double standard as much as a choice made by our culture in general. I would feel weird being called Caucasian and prefer white as it is less "government" sounding.
- a white guy, or a Caucasian guy, it doesn't really matter to me.
The problem here is that all African-Americans are black but not all black people are African Americans. The one "African-Americans are well endowed" sounds particularly stupid – is it emplying the stereotype doesn't extend to black British people, for example? Are only black AMERICAN men well endowed?
This whole "African American" thing is just stupid. Let's call a spade a spade and black people black.
What about the Caucasian Africans that come to America? There are those too. So, no, not all African-American's are black. I have only know a few African-Americans. They were professors of mine that moved here from Africa. But my dark skinned friends have all lived in America their whole lives. They are just Americans.
Steve,
Not ALL African-Americans are Black. Africa is a large continent with over a billion people of many different ethnicities. Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara and Algeria are all part of Africa and their inhabitants are not Black. An American from Egypt is African-American but is not Black.
I chuckled when I read your post because I have been dating a guy from Africa and people often expect him to be this dark-skinned Black man when they meet him and he's not. It's just our very narrow-minded view of Africa here in the US that makes us assume all Africans are the same race.
I think the point they were making is that a lot of people call someone with dark skin "African American" even if they have no connection with America what so ever…
Someone who is black and was born in Africa and has never even stepped foot on American soil is obviously not African-American… They are just whatever nationality of the country they were born in, Somalian, Ethiopian whatever.
If you don't know where someone was born though I'd say it's better to refer to them as black and not wrongly assume they are from the only place you can name where black people originate from.
This who article was asking for trouble and you can go on about how you didn't mean to cause any offence or trouble all you like, but you knew it was going to and you still did it…
Jason
I don’t know about Egyptians not being black, some are, ever see Hota Kotb, from The Today show? She’s Egyptian, & pretty black.
Uh, if you really want to "break it down" and call something exactly what it is, call "black" people "brown" because the vast majority are most. def. not black. *rolls eyes*
I strongly disagree. When you refer to a general population as African American, you are eliminating people like myself who is West Indian American, or the millions of black Hispanics, and black Asians living in this country. Using African American is an ignorant closed minded term.
Black people hate being called black, its racist. White people have no problem with the colour of their skin.
I love being call black. I do however have a problem being called African American. I am not African American. I am a black American.
Amen brother
Ummm actualy ur wrong blackk ppl hav no problem with being called black but white people are to afraid to say it to there face so they rather say African American.
Actually, some people who immigrated from Africa don't like being called 'black'. They think that being called black as well. I've talked to a few Nigerians about that.
Good point.
This is the most PC thing I've ever read about stereotypes. Avenue Q has more balls than this list, which makes me wonder why you submitted it, and why should I read it? Now, before anyone comments on the tone of my comment as opposed to the content of it, I just don't see the point of examining stereotypes from a clinical and pc point of view.
Funny how nobody really cares that a klan member got hit, despite the fact they were being peaceful and only exercising their right to free speech, regardless of how inhumane it is.
It's okay though, because arbitrarily hating people for their spoken views is a-okay as long as you're in the majority right?
Quit hiding behind self righteousness.
How the hell is hating klan members arbitrary? There is an extremely good reason to hate them, because as you pointed out their views are inhumane and repulsive.
There is a good reason why the majority of people hate the kkk and there is nothing arbitrary about it, its completely justified.
No, we don't care that a Klan member got hit. Klan members have lynched, looted and murdered innocent people since their organization was formed. So, if one of them got knocked upside the head, KUDOS to the person who did it!
black people have lynched, looted and murdered millions more innocent people than the Klan ever has, so following Mino's reasoning, KUDOS to the KLAN!
Take your klan loving self to one of those klan sites and stfu.
Don't waste your breath on this Nut, Choco. He sounds like a angry bigot who is bitter that with the emergence of a Black President and more equal society, people with racist views such as his have been reduced to insignificance.
Let him wallow in his own misery.
Ya but they weren’t lynching whites… And this is a racial stereotype post, not a ‘who killed more’ weird bodycount argument you moved onto.
lynch
–verb (used with object)
to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
In the history of the Klan, there have only been about 500 lynchings and only about 300 of those were against black people.
In a single year, black people "put to death" thousands of white people in the united states.
I personally thought it was funny when the Klan guy got punched in the face.
Everyone is subconsciously rasict! It is part of the human defence mechanism. We don't want strange looking people coming into our territory as they pose a risk to our food and women. Its only natural, as long as we don't start race-hate groups and start violence because of it. Its a two way street also, as minorities are a racist as anyone except they are quickest to label everyone else as racists. In fact white people have a racist label attached to them continuously through the media and even throughout their schooling. A whole group of people are blamed for the actions of racist individuals, both past and present. You do not have to feel responsible or ashamed because of others actions, only your own.
I agree. Some asians are racist too. An attractive white guy was looking for a brown girl because he is really into that skin color. I've known this guy for quite some time. I ended up as the wing man and I was setting him up with my female friends. They didn't like him because he was labeled a pervert despite the fact that he was classy and nice. On the other side of the coin, I know some asian women who married a white guy and were automatically labeled as gold diggers. I really hope that racism ends. But if some people can't control themselves, they better remain anonymous and hide from their little computers. I find this list funny but I understand the seriousness of this issue.
i'm going to read too much into this and point this out. the majority of the non-white stereotypes dispelled are "good", for lack of better word. while the white stereotypes only dispel bad ones.
hmmm. RACIST. i'm just kidding. i enjoyed this list haha
No hidden agendas here. Every race has positives and negatives associated with them, because we are all equally human.
I'm trying to figure out what this list was submitted under the title of "Top 10 Racial Stereotypes" instead of "Stuff That Everyone Already Knows". It's about as ground-breaking and informative as a list of "Top 10 Characteristics of Cats" with things like "cats have claws" and "cats hiss when frightened or angry".
â??cats have clawsâ?? and â??cats hiss when frightened or angryâ??.
But these aren't stereotypes, a cat stereotype would be "all cats are lazy" (which isn't the case)
its jews cant keep rythem not white people
I have to say, for the Mexicans don't speak English and they are all illegal immigrants ones, they are based a lot more in truth than the article makes it out to seem. It isn't a situation of you happen to see them walking around talking in Spanish, if you work in a labor field, such as welding, 90% of the applicants are Hispanic. when asked to raise your hand if you speak English 2-3 of them will raise their hands. Workplaces employ bilingual managers to deal with employees who can't speak English. And it happens all too often for your job to vanish right before your eyes when a bus load of them arrives at your work, offering to do your job for cheep.
All these stated examples are from personal experience. Its not so much a stereotype when it is painfully true in so many cases.
That’s a very specific demographic you’re talking about Douglas, your chosen profession may receive a high percentage of applicants from ‘Hispania’, but they make up a miniscule proportion of the whole population. So when applying a stereotype to a more specific demographic like “Hispanic people who work as welders in America don’t speak English well, if at all”, you’re gonna find more evidence to support that stereotype, despite the number of Hispanic people among the worlds population that don’t fit it.
This article clearly doesn't understand what a stereotype is. A stereotype is a generalization, which doesn't mean anyone is saying "ALL black people are good at basketball" it means that there is a disproportionately large percentage of black people that ARE good at basketball, which leads people to believe that if someone is black, there are higher than average odds that they'll be good at basketball. The fact that my black uncle isn't good at basketball doesn't disprove this stereotype. The fact that Justin Timberlake can dance doesn't disprove the idea that white people may tend to have less sense of rhythm. You miss the whole point of what a generalization is, and in reality, many stereotypes and generalizations are based on verifiable statistics.
Isaac,
There are only a few hundred NBA players whereas there are over 30 million African-Americans. There is hardly a significant percentage of Blacks who are Basketball players to even justify a generalization. So, how is this stereotype based on any "verifiable statistic"? 99.9999% of Blacks ARE NOT basketball players.
In fact, there are more African-Americans in college and pursuing other non-athletic careers than there are basketball players.
Hey Mino, you didn't understand Isaac's comment, did you? Anyhoo, not all people who are good at something become professional. I'm great at basketball, but I'm not in the NBA. The stereotype isn't that African Americans are basketball gods, but only that they are good. How many of those 99.9999% just didn't feel like trying out for the NBA? Hmmm?
Matt, I understood the comment very well, thank you. I simply disagree with Isaac's comment. The logic you apply to African-Americans, "How many of those 99.9999% just didn’t feel like trying out for the NBA?" can be applied to members of ANY race. Why don't more Whites or Asians or Hispanics try out for the NBA, hmmm? It's probably because only a tiny percentage of people of ANY ethnicity are actually good at basketball.
He IS write about the Middle Easterners they really dont hate america, well not all of them at least some of them get extremly and unbelievably happy when u mistake them as being europien or amarican because of their blue-green-gray eyes and/or blonde hair (like my aunt). But mainly they dont really give a damn, they're just to buzy with their everyday lives. I dont know why you guyz believe everything the media (or president) say? And if you dont believe me why dont u take a month of and come to.. somewhere/anywhere in themiddle east and tell me what u think!
I think it was an entertaining article taken at face value.
White Men Can't Jump? Have you ever watched volleyball at the Olympics.
Wot about :
All Glaswegians, Scotland, are Alcoholics or Drug Addicts or both…..
Then again…………………………
To Alistair: Most Americans can't even figure out the difference between British and English, let alone have time for stereotypes of the individual countries of the UK.
Sure we do, Morgan. An Englishman is usually an arrogant, foppish c–t. And Britons are those poor bastards who were too busy drinking and farming mud to avoid being conquered by them.
Hey smart Guy.
Your soundin kinda confused on the old Scots/English/Britons thang..Understandable…
In the UK we tend to 'learn' about America and all Americans from Movies, TV, American Tourists and American Foreign Policy………
Most of us have the brains not to base our views of Americans on the above…..
although "Stuff it Limey" appears to back up our worst fears…
Or is this a "septic-tank" being Ironic….
Made me laugh anyway..
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Ali
This article is deliberately attempting to dishonestly down play and misrepresent the content it deals with.
10. White People Donâ??t Have Rhythm / 9. African Americans Are Good At Basketball
studies have shown that black people have between 3% and 24% more testosterone than white people. testosterone is the primary contributor to muscle growth and having larger muscles makes you better at all types of athletic endeavors from running to dancing to playing basketball.
8. All Asians Are Geniuses
no one claims that "all asians are geniuses"; this is a straw man argument. it is however an undisputed fact of psychology that asians have an average IQ of 106 where as white people have an average IQ of only 100 and black people have an average of 85.
4. Black men are well endowed.
Again, any study that has ever been done of this topic has concluded that on average, asians have the smallest penises, black people have the largest, and white people are in the middle.
"stereotypes" 7, 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1 are so stupid im not even going to address them. Again, the author is taking legitimate statistical conclusions, ignoring them, and replacing them with half-assed, straw-man argumentsâ??no one makes the arguments which the author is disputing.
Your view of your own intellect is overstated in your own mind. Try pretending to yourself that your wrong about stuff that you think is right, and see if it turns out to be true
I hate to break the news to you "Yo" but every single study that has been done concluded that the only difference in penis size is when the penis is not erect and the differences are negligible. I have also yet to read any study suggesting a difference in testosterone levels between races. Perhaps you can send a link to such studies that prove the awesomeness of black people that do not come from the BET. I'll be waiting.
Hi there "none",
if this conversation was between only you and I, I would consider it a waste of my time, seeing as you don't even care enough about this topic to do any research before using such powerful words as "every single study that has been done". But knowing that many people will see this, and seeing as I am interested expressing these truths, I will take my time to engage with you as if you were worthy of it.
here's a summary of studies on testosterone levels:
Ellis, L., & Nyborg, H. (1992). Racial/ethnic variations in male testosterone levels: A probable
contributor to group differences in health. Steroids, 57, 72-75.
and here's a little info on the world health organization's strategy on condom distribution:
"The World Health Organization Guidelines specify a 49-mm-width condom for Asia, a 52-mm-width for North America and Europe, and a 53-mm-width for Africa. China is now making its own condoms — 49 mm."
UNAIDS (1999). AIDS epidemic update: December 1999. United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS. New York.
I'd like to add two topic… this is stereotypes(opinions) of how Europeans think about americans:
2. Americans are very ignorant people
1. America is a primitive country
By just reading the reaction(replies) here above, I have to say, some apply to both topics!
Belgian Guy
Well, you might as well throw away your primitive PC, and you might as well start mailing letters again because forget about that primitive internet. I guess this is just an ignorant, primitive post.
In during irony.
computers = Charles Babbage, British.
letters = …what? About as ancient as PAPER.
internet = Tim Berners-Lee, British.
Ignorance indeed.
Speaking as a Jew who is superior to everyone, I find this list to be funny.
Asians don't want it with me in math!
Meshugenah Goyim!
Had to comment: hilarious and ironic!
I´m not so comfortable about number 7, I´m Mexican actually and I learned your language in my country, so I think you shouldn´t say something like that, you´d better be informed.
it is missing that all icelanders live in igloos and only eat fish
Lmao.
If white people were the only racist ones there wouldn't be so many stereotypes about white people.
One point…regarding the study about African American penis size…the study is not inclusive, it's inconclusive. Inclusive means to include everything.
No more making up terms, Chad.
taken from merriam webster dictionary online-
inconclusive is a word, meaning leading to no conclusion or definite answer.
inclusive -comprehending stated limits or extremes or broad in orientation or scope.
Enjoy your day YO
This list should be called: "Top 10 Racial Stereotypes in the US"
Addition to #7: 94% of germans learn english in school
I used to work with a woman from England.
One day she stated that she didn't like the influx of Eastern Europeans into her country because "they don't speak good English, like what we does."
She apparently missed the irony in her statement…
She probably intended it actually
I think you all took this list a little too seriously. Just read it and move on. If you agree, then you do. If you disagree, then you do. Just move on. It's not really up for debate as if your opinion is going to somehow change the world. It wasn't meant to offend. It was just clarifying commonly-used sterotypes, is all. Calm down, please. And another thing," African-American" makes no sense to use. It was just brought up by some Black people because they felt it would make our race equal to whites, but it's actually politically incorrect for Black people today to use. I consider myself Black, not African-American. But I do understand why the author used it. No ill will to him. I'm just tired of the word which incorrectly is used for Blacks born in the United States.
“If one listens to some of the more conservative talk shows, one would come to the false conclusion that the majority (if not all) of the Hispanic people in America are illegal immigrants. ”
I listen to conservative talk radio, and never once did I either get the impression of, or was I told directly by a radio host, that all hispanics are illegal immigrants. Funny how a list about stereotypes ends with a stereotypical comment by the writer, eh?
YES! Well said! screw this hippie BS!
Try a MORE conservative show than what you usually listen to, like the ones that talked about Barack Obama not being born in America.
Dude i don’t know what everyones so worked up about!? our country was founded by racist Asses so its not a surprise we still have people judging others by the color of their skin, fashion, or even by their accent- proven by the Daniel Tosh! ski ski ski
I usually listen the Rush Limbaugh show every now and then (I’m a girl from PR), and well, I had never heard him down talking Spanish speakers. In fact, I once called his show and he thought I was Russian because of the accent!
Well, i’am from germany and in fact everyone has to learn (Britain) English at school, beginning from the 5th grade. So they are supposed to know this language, hehe. Of course we forget if we are not using it. Since we live in germany our only daily contact to this language exists in anglicisms which are of course, no alternative.
Das wars dann auch schon. Tschüss !
Bottomline, and I will say this from experience, is that if you’re a minority in the US, you have to work harder, and strive harder in school. I’ve hung around various societies, and I could smell the discrimination. I got told actual racial things on the internet. I’m Asian Indian, but I regularly get told I’m either Black or Mexican. I try not to fall victim of stereotyping others, but there are some racist ignorants who will continually throw insults to get that reaction from you. I’m speaking the truth based on what I’ve faced. Bottomline is, stay in school and work towards you success, and you’ll live better while getting respect from others, regardless of color.
This is very true, but at the same time nobody believes me when I tell them I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. I had people coming to me (in a very insulting manner) that I just say I’m from PR to make myself look more exotic and that I must be a Slav (or German, or Romanian).
In the end, I do have to put more effort (especially in my field, which is computers/networks) solely because I’m a woman (and in job interviews I’m usually the ONLY woman).
Puerto rican that learned english in Puerto Rico!!! Stereotype IS a stereotype
I also learn English down in the island!
Aren’t African-Americans always the guilty ones in that Cops show? How about that stereotype?
I’m a Asian who is not good at science and do not know kongfu….but i’m always beat by my mom with kongfu….ha, just kidding. My whole family don’t know kongfu, but i usually brag about my kongfu skills with foreigners ; ) and they look up on me~
btw, good list. ~
Yes, I am Hispanic who is not illegal and I am an American Citizen. I do not agree that all Hispanics are illegals. It is a joke.
I’m Asian, and here’s an stereotype people tend to give me – “All Asians don’t know English”. *snorts* Not all Asians fit that stereotype, including me and two younger siblings, who were all born in the US and speak English fluently.
Another stereotype someone gave me – “All Asians were born in an Asian country” or “Asians haven’t been in the US for long” or “Asians haven’t been in an US public school system.” *snorts again* Guess what? Me and my two siblings are born in the US, have US passports and citizenship, and have birth certificates saying we were US born. All three of us grew up in the American/ US public school system(s).
some of the above is true but some of em not. In asia in every country has their native sport,like kung fu-china, karate-japan, kurash-uzbekistan etc. Asia first in da world in everytin now, thats why dont say nonsense about ,asia,central asia. And in fact americans only know english but in asia peeps know at least 3-4 languages.
i agree . african american is not the same as black especially those that were born in the us and NOT africa is obviously two diff. things